The Master’s Cupcake — A.K.A. The “Grey Stuff” Cupcake!

Since the restaurant opened, guests have been able to try “the grey stuff” as a special celebration dessert.

The Grey Stuff

But now they’ve created an entire cupcake celebrating this sweet surprise! Check it out!!

The Master's Cupcake -- aka the Grey Stuff Cupcake!

Yep — the grey stuff (which is actually a cookies and cream panna cotta that’s been whipped into a creamy dessert) tops a chocolate cupcake in the Beast’s castle these days! It’s the same price and size as all lunch cupcakes: $3.19, and you can get it for a Disney Dining Plan snack credit. It’s now the top dessert item listed on the menu.

Desserts at Be Our Guest!

The base is moist chocolate cake with a huge, lovely mound of Lumiere’s Grey Stuff on the top (it ends up being more than what you receive at dinner), complete with the little sparkly, crunchy garnish and a decorated chocolate topper.

Inside ballroom!

I’ve tried Grey Stuff at dinner, and it’s the exact same, wonderful thing. Yay! The grey stuff dips down into the center of the cupcake as filling.

Cross section of The Master's Cupcake

I ended up eating the Grey Stuff alone with a spoon instead of as a cupcake, because it really is (wait for it…) DELICIOUS! (Sorry, I can’t not say it!) Plus I still ate the chocolate cake after ;).

Grey stuff!

The Grey Stuff is Now Available on the Regular Dinner Menu

Speaking of the grey stuff, like I said, it’s only been available as a celebration dessert. Servers got to pick and choose who got to taste it! Now, it’s available to everyone! The Grey Stuff ($3.99) has been added to the dessert menu!

And if you’re lucky enough to have an upcoming advance dining reservation, we want you to know about a recent update to the dinner menu!

Dinner Menu Updates

Two entrees — Braised Pork ($22.99) and Herb-crusted Lamb Rack ($28.49)– have been added to the dinner menu!

OK, I’m going to have to sulk now. We were there in the end of August, and had a lovely lunch, but were told the “grey stuff” was only available at dinner. I don’t know when I’ll get to go back. It might be a long wait. Sigh. It really does look delicious!

We tried to go there for lunch last week.. but the line up was out the castle and around the corner… and it hadnt even opened yet.. not going to wait that long with a 2 year old.. maybe next time.. not food related but the new mine train ride looks pretty good

Tracy – not only was there a price increase from when you went there, there was one half way through the article… The top shot shows the Strawberry Cream Cheese Cupcake for $3.19, farther down is shows as $4.19…

I’ve had the strawberry cupcake and it was very good, but I’ll certainly try the Master’s cupcake next year. One thing, though, is it just the coloring on my PC or is the GREY stuff really tanish brown (LOL, it does look delicious!)?

Joshua – Don’t feel alone, as I plan on getting all four on my visit in December. This restaurant is too much of a pain to get into (I’m expecting an hour wait for lunch) so I want to knock them all out at once.

Leonard & Ashley – I don’t know if this is the actual reason for the price difference, but many restaurants charge less for lunch than they do for dinner. This is generally to help minimize dinner crowds (and possibly having to turn people away) by getting them to have lunch there instead. Many times the portion sizes can be similar, just cheaper. In this case the cupcakes may actually be a different size, I have no idea. I’m just throwing out a more common possibility.

I am so excited to go to Be Our Guest for lunch and now I will get to try the Grey Stuff. My trip is in 24 days!

Does anyone know how you can get a FastPass+ for Be Our Guest for lunch? We have the MagicBands and I have scheduled other FastPass+ selections, but there is no option to select Be Our Guest on the My Disney Experience page. Do I need to call and ask?

Also, I think I read on this blog somewhere that only one member of the party needs to wait in the lunch line, is that correct? If so, I am willing to wait in line while the rest of my family goes on some rides.

Katie – There’s a separate website for the lunch FP+. I don’t know if we’re allowed to post the link here, but you should be able to find it in a Google search. You’ll need your 12-digit reservation number to sign up. You should be able to schedule one; I’m 30 days out and scheduled mine last Friday.

Katie – If you go to the MagicBands section of MyDisneyExperience, you should see the right confirmation number there. It should start with a 4.

Did you book through a third party, like Orbitz? I know those confirmation numbers aren’t 12-digits, but if you’ve linked it to MDE, you should be able to see the resort reservation number you’ll need for the BOG FastPass site. I’m doing a split stay, and my first resort was booked through Travelocity. When I look at my reservations under My Reservations in MDE, it shows a shorter confirmation number. But when I look at the MagicBands section, I can see the Disney confirmation number.

I tried the grey stuff at dinner on sunday 9/22 and it was like a chocolate filled wafer with the grey stuff on top, they didn’t have a cupcake option on that night. It was really good on the wafer thing, I liked it.

And to stay on topic, I’m excited to finally try the Grey Stuff. We didn’t get to during our last trip, even though we noted my sister’s birthday on our dinner reservation. I’m glad they’ve made options so everyone can try it.

Had the gray stuff when we dined at BOG in March! It IS delicious!!! The whole BOG experience is delicious, the food, the atmosphere, the service, loved it all!!!! Didn’t want to leave when dinner was over, they really make you feel special!

I had to cancel our BOG res last time we went and was so disappointed. I can’t wait to finish running almost 49 miles and get my Grey Stuff that night for dinner. I just may get two of the GS. Thanks for the updates.

We ate here for dinner 2 weeks ago. Had the strip steak, mash potatoes and green beans. The green beans were actually really good because they were well seasoned. The mash potatoes had cheese in them and the steak was well seasoned also. Other than the steak being overcooked, the meal was very good. I had the lemon cupcake, which was small but very, very fresh and good. Cupcakes should be a standard size, but they are smaller. Although people were being turned away as we waited, the dining room was not full at all. Couldn’t understand this because so many people want to eat here.

YESSSSSSSSSSSS SO HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m going in November, but we could only make it to Be Our Guest Lunch, and not a special celebration day either. So I’m so happy that they made this!

Becca, from what I understand, there are really only 3 FP+ choices that you get per day. None of my clients were even given the option of using it at a restaurant, but I assume that once it is fully implemented, a restaurant FP+ use will come out of the 3 allotted choices. However, all of my clients have reported receiving a 4th bonus FP+ while at the Magic Kingdom.

Ate at BOG last night with my boyfriend. The atmosphere is brilliant, they did such an amazing job on the area as a whole. I chose the garden salad as an appetizer, the chicken provincial as my entree and of course the grey stuff as my dessert. For dinner the grey stuff is indeed served in a brownie like shell. I can’t comment much on the flavor of the shell, I was too busy devouring the grey stuff itself. It really is delicious!

Unfortunately, the rest of my meal was mediocre at best. My salad was rather unpalatable because the dressing was incredibly vinegar-y, and my chicken was downright inedible because it was so insanely salty. My boyfriends meal wasn’t much better. His appetizer (the mussels) was great besides a number of empty shells. His entree (the lamb) was downright awful. Cooked wonderfully, but the dish is horribly put together. The herb crust on the lamb tastes like boxed bread crumbs, and the sauce it is served over is basically A-1 steak sauce.
In all I’ll go again for the beauty of the place, but they really need to figure out the dishes issues.